Windy rains hits city life

Visakhapatnam, August 3, 2006

Flights canceled as run way might get water logged

Rains with heavy winds that are sweeping the city for the past two days have hit city life. Water got logged up to knee levels in many low lying areas of the city, Gnanapuram being the worst hit. Municipal Authorities are working round the clock to remove waste that blocked sewage and drainage system in the region. Municipal Commissioner and other authorities visited various parts and ordered for providing quick relief and assistance to the locale.

Meanwhile flights at the local airport were either canceled or suspended following the rains. Airport authorities say that the though the runway is fit for the flights to operate, few more hours of rain would dip the runway making it water logged. It is only few months back that the Airport was in a similar situation when air traffic was hit for days together.

The Andhra Pradesh Merchandised Fishing Boat Operators Welfare Association said that all its fishing boats that went to the sea came back home safe.